Acquisition Events Manager

FTE: 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week)

Salary: UH7 £38,249 pa to £45,413 pa by annual increments

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: MacLaurin Building, Hatfield and Hybrid 

An exciting role within the University of Hertfordshire’s Events team, we are looking for an Acquisition Events Manager with a great ability to develop, organise and manage large events. The University’s Events team is responsible for acquisition/recruitment events, as well as supporting larger corporate events. The Acquisition Events Manager is directly responsible for the development and evolution of our recruitment events, guided by a Senior Events Manager.

Main duties and responsibilities

The Acquisition Events Manager will lead on event management of acquisition events, developing new initiatives to ensure visitors have the best possible experience while on our campuses. You will be required to monitor, evaluate and report back to stakeholders and relevant parties on all aspects of each event, with the aim of improving future events, including undertaking and analysing visitor feedback. You will also be required to work closely with key colleagues and stakeholders to ensure the University’s strategic goals are met, by implementing best practices to all UK acquisition events and by building on great working relationships with stakeholders and departments across the University.

Skills and experience required

You will have experience organising and managing large and complex events, working with Customer Relationship Management packages and experience completing market research, including running surveys for event feedback. You should also have experience working in Higher Education student recruitment and should ideally have experience of UK education marketing and/or recruitment. Excellent communication and customer service skills, excellent organisational skills and being a team player with the ability to work effectively under pressure are essential for the role.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a degree or equivalent, or proven professional experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Alex Douglas – Senior Events Manager, a.douglas2@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 20 July 2025

Interview Date: TBC 

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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